Alien: Resurrection
Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet6.255%39%6.2
The saga continues 200 years after Ripley sacrificed herself for the sake of humanity. Her erstwhile employers long gone, this time it is the military that resurrects the one-woman killing machine through genetic cloning to extract the alien from within her, but during the process her DNA is fused with the queen and then the aliens escape. Now Ripley must decide where her allegiance lies.
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- ZokkiieApril 2, 2026Honestly, this one tries to do a lot and mostly stumbles. The jokes? Totally cringe—immature, forced, and laughably bad. I do like that the lore expands with second-gen Synthetics rebelling; it gives a nice Blade Runner vibe, even if it’s not really explored in the movie itself. The creatures and visuals look great, and there’s some solid action to keep things moving. Still, the story is messy, the characters barely register, and the tone can’t decide whether it wants to be horror, sci-fi, or goofy comedy. A few interesting ideas peek through, but they get buried under clunky execution and weird tonal shifts.
- naren shenoyMarch 16, 2026I’m not sure if this is a different version from the original, but I seem to remember some slight variations in the final scenes leading to the climactic ending. This version was better, however, still massively flawed. The special effects were better than its predecessor, Alien 3, as there were more use of practical effects. The action was decent enough, and somewhere in here there was a cool idea about cross hybrid humans and xenomorphs. But there was soooo much camp that just did not land and is quite the opposite of the original 2 (maybe even 3) Alien movies. Maybe it was ahead of its time, considering it was a much more successful formula for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and the MCU.
- Otacon!February 24, 2026The bad brother? The black sheep? Maybe. First fact, it is not the best from the franchise. Same as the third, this movie had many problems with the freedom of creation and script rewrite. But is not terrible. The best part of the movie IS the cast and their characters. The performance and characters story and personality gives two stars to the movie. I can easily remember some funny expression, some phrase or joke, some situation and evolution caused by characters. They are good for sure. And here comes the "not so good" part: take away the cast and theirs characters, the story is poor and full of wtf moments. But not good ones. They had used SO much CGI that the first thing that jumps in my mind are the Xeno foot and the Xeno swimmers that clips over a wall. But ok. I will watch it again, I know that for sure, when I will make the Alien/Predator marathon. I will enjoy the cast, the jokes, but not the only part that will start the marathon. The desire to see our beloved Xenos
- CallumDecember 19, 2025⭐⭐⭐½ – Alien: Resurrection — Stylish, Uneven, but Still Alive Alien: Resurrection is a worthy attempt to breathe new life into the franchise, even if it stumbles while doing so. There’s a strong cast here and a clear desire to take the series somewhere slightly different, but it doesn’t always manage to uphold the tone and discipline that made the earlier films so iconic. The film feels colder and more overtly stylised than its predecessors — darker in a comic-book sense rather than a purely atmospheric one. That shift won’t work for everyone, but it does create a sufficiently nightmarish mood, full of grotesque imagery and high-powered action. It’s proof that, even this far in, there was still some life left in the old franchise. Once again, Sigourney Weaver is the anchor. Her presence grounds the film, even as the story veers into stranger, more indulgent territory. The themes of death, rebirth, and redemption continue to circle the series, and while they’re not explored with the same finesse as before, Weaver’s performance goes a long way toward selling them. That said, the film misses the mark in places. Some tonal choices feel at odds with what Alien had traditionally been, and a few ideas are more interesting on paper than in execution. It’s entertaining, but it doesn’t fully recapture the raw tension or elegance of the earlier entries. In the end, Alien: Resurrection is flawed but far from a failure. Not a classic, not a disaster — just an uneven but watchable chapter that reminds you why this universe was worth returning to at all. 🥃 Pairing: A sharp, slightly experimental cocktail — bold, a little strange, not to everyone’s taste, but intriguing enough to finish anyway.
- Tyler CampbellDecember 9, 2025Honestly my preferred Alien movie of the first 4 (sacrilege) until the w e i r d one comes out. All 4 movies suffer from some mix of issues in pacing, action vs tension, kitsch or camp, dialogue, etc. This one was kitschy and lacked charater development outside of Winona, but at least it was paced well enough for most of it and had some decent horror action.
Alien: Resurrection Trivia
Alien: Resurrection was released on November 12, 1997.
Alien: Resurrection was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet.
Alien: Resurrection has a runtime of 1h 49m.
Alien: Resurrection was produced by Bill Badalato, Gordon Carroll, Walter Hill, David Giler.
The saga continues 200 years after Ripley sacrificed herself for the sake of humanity. Her erstwhile employers long gone, this time it is the military that resurrects the one-woman killing machine through genetic cloning to extract the alien from within her, but during the process her DNA is fused with the queen and then the aliens escape. Now Ripley must decide where her allegiance lies.
The key characters in Alien: Resurrection are Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), Call (Winona Ryder), Vriess (Dominique Pinon).
Alien: Resurrection is rated R.
Alien: Resurrection is a Science Fiction, Horror, Action film.
Alien: Resurrection has an audience rating of 3.9 out of 10.
Alien: Resurrection had a budget of $70M.
Alien: Resurrection has made $162M at the box office.